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Spain's Fernando Torres looks at the ball during a friendly soccer match against Poland in Murcia June 8, 2010.
Wednesday, Jun. 09, 2010

Open quoteFootball has probably been used by politicians here more than in most other countries to cover other problems.Close quote

  • SANDALIO GOMEZ,
  • director of a center for sports business management in Madrid, on the emphasis the Spanish government has placed on the World Cup as it struggles with debt and rising unemployment
Photo: Juan Medina / Reuters | Source: IHT